Ray v. United States

Jones, Ohief Judge,

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a suit for the recovery of back pay. The plaintiff, *189in a reduction-in-force action, was separated from civilian service in the Department of the Air Force. He alleges that said separation was arbitrary, capricious, and discriminatory.

The following facts appear from the pleadings and the attached affidavits.

Plaintiff, a veteran, who was an indefinite civilian employee of the Department of the Air Force at the McClellan Air Force Base in the State of California at the time the issues in this case arose, was notified of the proposed…